Safeguarding is EVERYBODY’S business!

Today is Safeguarding Sunday across ALL Churches, when we particularly affirm our culture of Safeguarding the young and the vulnerable across the many parish communities which together make up our One Diocesan Family.

This is the start of this year’s Leeds Safeguarding Week – 18-22 November 2024 and it’s also National Safeguarding Adults Week.

We remember in prayer all victims and survivors of any kind of abuse, their families and friends, and all who work or volunteer in the field of Safeguarding:

Prayers for Safeguarding Sunday

Please visit our Safeguarding Website to find out more about Safeguarding good practice in the Diocese of Leeds, including the Bishop’s commitment to supporting victims and survivors of any kind of church-related abuse.

The website’s new Safeguarding Feedback Form enables you to contact our Safeguarding Team with your feedback, questions or any concerns.

Reporting Safeguarding Concerns: If you have information of a safeguarding nature where a child or adult at risk is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention call emergency services on 999. Diocese of Leeds Safeguarding can be contacted in confidence by email via Safeguarding@dioceseofleeds.org.uk or speak to our Safeguarding Team on 0113 2618046. Anyone who brings concerns or allegations to the notice of the Church will be responded to sensitively, respectfully and seriously. All concerns and allegations will be addressed using the Church’s national procedures and in a timely manner. The Catholic Safeguarding Standard Agency (CSSA) can also be contacted on 0207 901 1920 or via email at admin@catholicsafeguarding.org.uk

For reminders that Safeguarding is Everybody’s Business throughout the Church’s year, keep an eye on this Events Calendar for our Safeguarding Saints’ Days: when we can pray for healing, justice and protection with all the Saints whose own lives here on earth were affected by abuse, neglect or trafficking.
Our next Safeguarding Saints’ Day is on 6 December, the Feast of St Nicholas, Patron Saint of Children.